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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
3
In a melancholy last day, the group packs for departure as the gray ocean and misty drizzle frame their nostalgia. A chance encounter on the boat slip reveals a Bennett crest ring and a quiet, guiding presence, offering a moment of human connection before they depart for Washington.
An unnamed speaker recalls a companion adjusting a contraption to drip cold water down the neck, claiming it will shield them both. The other hints at an earlier moment, mentions being followed from the village, and seeks to understand the origin of the other. The scene suggests a tense, intimate exchange set near a village.
A narrator learns the illustrator Bennett is the partner of his own heart. The pair share a moment over a borrowed picture, realizing Elise may be kind to them. Amid rain and drift, they acknowledge their bond and plan a hopeful next summer together.
Evocative memoir excerpt unfolds Mary Anne’s sorrowful farewell in a seaside cottage. Friends reminisce, weigh choices, and face an uncertain voyage ahead as Elizabeth and Elise confront love, loyalty, and a future across the ocean with Gordon as navigator.
New York September 28 Republican National Committee chairman Hitchcock announced Gen T Coleman Du Pont of Delaware has resigned as head of the speakers bureau and as a member of the executive committee. Du Pont cited a government suit against the E I DuPont powder company and said he did not want to be a distraction to the campaign. Hitchcock said no other resignations are known or anticipated.
In Brooklyn at 258 Greene Avenue the bodies of Ela Foden Edwin Foden and their mother Mary Foden were found. The mother and son reportedly died by their own actions amid grief from Ella Foden's illness. Ella's body lay in white and blood in a burial pose, while Edwin and Mary were found on a bed with bed clothes over their heads. A strong chloroform odor was detected. A revolver found suggested Ella may have been shot, but the weapon was loaded and evidence pointed to a lung hemorrhage as the cause of death.
Word from Mare Island Navy Yard confirms the wireless telegraph expedition, sent four months ago to set up a new station, has chosen White Shed Point seven miles from Cordova Alaska as the site for the station.
A detachment of 30 seamen gunners with diving outfits and 70 naval apprentices from the Newport torpedo station went to the stranded cruiser Yankee at Spindle Rock Saturday. Divers began patching the vessel immediately as the news reports Frank De Haag Robinson’s sudden death at his Cleveland home Friday night.
The market page shows erratic December wheat at $1.01 1.01% and May $1.04, firm corn with September and May prices noted, oats steady, and butter prices varying by grade. Live poultry and eggs listed with regional rates, flour firmly held in Minnesota patents and various winter and home-brand grades.
Market notes show cattle prices from good to prime steers down to canners and calves, with hogs and sheep trading across varied weight classes in Omaha and general ranges. An accompanying ad touts Kodo stomach aid promising rapid relief from digestive symptoms, claimed to be made from all digestive juices of the stomach.
A reader testimonial praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney pains back and urinary issues. The letter recalls severe kidney trouble years ago, with backache and urinary symptoms, and claims prompt relief after using the remedy. The notice urges readers to buy from local agents and to remember the brand name.
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